1
: an animal stabled with another
2
: a member of a stable

Examples of stablemate in a Sentence

a new car model and its stablemates
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But injuries, to himself and his stablemates, and the rise of the likes of Oba Femi have appeared to add to the massive chip on his shoulder. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Even with Mysterio having his Judgment Day stablemate JD McDonagh in his corner, Danhausen shocked the world thanks to major assists from Joe Hendry and a team of Mini-Hausens. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The offloading of Patou comes after LVMH sold stablemate Marc Jacobs to WHP Global earlier this year. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 31 July 2026 But unlike its 1,139 hp Valkyrie stablemate—street-legal, yet all motorsport manners—this carbon-fiber chameleon is an undeniable track star that also offers revelatory driving refinement on the road, setting a standard much the way Aston’s iconic DB5 once did in its own era. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stablemate

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of stablemate was in 1926

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“Stablemate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stablemate. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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